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2008 World Series of Poker

Index 2008 World Series of Poker

The 2008 World Series of Poker was the 39th annual World Series of Poker (WSOP). [1]

155 relations: Alec Torelli, Alexandre Gomes, Andy Bloch, Andy Griggs, Barry Greenstein, Belgium, Berry Johnston, Blair Hinkle, Bobby Baldwin, Brad Daugherty (poker player), Brad May, Brandon Cantu, Brazil, Bruce Buffer, Carlos Mortensen, Chad Brown (poker player), Chris Bell (poker player), Chris Ferguson, Chris Moneymaker, Chuck Liddell, Craig Marquis, Dan Harrington, Daniel Negreanu, Dario Minieri, Darus Suharto, David Benyamine, David Daneshgar, David Rheem, David Singer (poker player), David Wells, Davidi Kitai, Dennis Phillips (poker player), Doyle Brunson, Ecuador, Erick Lindgren, ESPN, Forrest Griffin, Freddy Rouhani, Grant Hinkle, Greg Mueller, Greg Raymer, High-low split, HORSE, Huck Seed, Humberto Brenes, Ivan Demidov, J. C. Tran, James Akenhead, James Mackey, Jamie Gold, ..., Jason Alexander, Jean-Robert Bellande, Jeff Fenech, Jeff Lisandro, Jeff Williams (poker player), Jennifer Tilly, Jerry Yang (poker player), Jesper Hougaard, Jim Bechtel, Joe Hachem, John Phan, Johnny Chan, Jose Canseco, Justin Bonomo, Kara Scott, Kelly Kim, Kenny Tran, Larry Flynt, Las Vegas, Layne Flack, List of poker variants, Lon McEachern, Lowball (poker), Luis Velador, Marco Johnson, Marty Smyth, Matt Graham (poker player), Matt Keikoan, Max Pescatori, Mekhi Phifer, Michael Banducci, Michael Binger, Michael DeMichele, Mike Matusow, Nenad Medić, Netherlands, Nick Cannon, Noel Furlong, November Nine, Omaha hold 'em, Orel Hershiser, Owen Crowe, Paul Azinger, Penn & Teller, Peter Eastgate, Peter Jetten, Phi Nguyen, Phil Galfond, Phil Hellmuth, Poker, Rake (poker), Ray Romano, Razz (poker), Rep Porter, Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino, Rob Hollink, Robert Varkonyi, Ryan Hughes (poker player), Sam Simon, Scott Montgomery (poker player), Scott Seiver, Scotty Nguyen, Sebastian Ruthenberg, Seven-card stud, Shane Warne, Shannon Elizabeth, Shannon Shorr, South America, Steve Davis, Sully Erna, Svetlana Gromenkova, T. J. Cloutier, Ted Forrest, Texas hold 'em, Thang Luu, Tiffany Michelle, Tom McEvoy, USA Today, Vanessa Selbst, Vitaly Lunkin, World Series of Poker, World Series of Poker bracelet, Ylon Schwartz, 1976 World Series of Poker, 1977 World Series of Poker, 1978 World Series of Poker, 1983 World Series of Poker, 1986 World Series of Poker, 1987 World Series of Poker, 1988 World Series of Poker, 1989 World Series of Poker, 1991 World Series of Poker, 1993 World Series of Poker, 1995 World Series of Poker, 1996 World Series of Poker, 1998 World Series of Poker, 1999 World Series of Poker, 2000 World Series of Poker, 2001 World Series of Poker, 2002 World Series of Poker, 2003 World Series of Poker, 2004 World Series of Poker, 2005 World Series of Poker, 2006 World Series of Poker, 2007 World Series of Poker. Expand index (105 more) »

Alec Torelli

Alec Michael Torelli (born March 24, 1987) also known by his moniker Traheho, is an Italian-American entrepreneur, motivational speaker and professional poker player from Orange County, California who specializes in live high stakes cash games.

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Alexandre Gomes

Alexandre Gomes (born July 24, 1982 in Curitiba) is a Brazilian professional poker player..

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Andy Bloch

Andrew Elliot Bloch (born June 1, 1969 in New Haven, Connecticut) is a professional poker player.

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Andy Griggs

Andrew Tyler Griggs (born August 13, 1973) is an American country music artist.

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Barry Greenstein

Barry Greenstein (born December 30, 1954 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American professional poker player.

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Belgium

Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Western Europe bordered by France, the Netherlands, Germany and Luxembourg.

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Berry Johnston

Berry Enfield Johnston (born September 25, 1935) is an American professional poker player.

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Blair Hinkle

Blair Hinkle (born 1986) is an American poker player who won the 2008 World Series of Poker (WSOP) $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em event.

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Bobby Baldwin

Bobby Baldwin (born c. 1950)MGM Mirage's 2006 proxy statement, filed on 4/30/2006, recorded Baldwin's age as 55 is a professional poker player, and casino executive.

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Brad Daugherty (poker player)

Brad Daugherty (born July 5, 1951 in Mountain Grove, Missouri) is a professional poker player.

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Brad May

Bradley Scott May (born November 29, 1971) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL).

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Brandon Cantu

Brandon M. Cantu (born May 10, 1981 in Vancouver, Washington) is an American professional poker player.

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Brazil

Brazil (Brasil), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (República Federativa do Brasil), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America.

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Bruce Buffer

Bruce Anthony Buffer (born May 21, 1957) is the official octagon announcer for UFC events, introduced on broadcasts as the "Veteran Voice of the Octagon".

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Carlos Mortensen

Juan Carlos Mortensen (born April 13, 1972 in Ambato, Ecuador) is an Ecuadorian professional poker player of Danish descent and the only South American Main Event winner of the World Series of Poker.

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Chad Brown (poker player)

Chad Brown (August 13, 1961 – July 2, 2014) was an American actor, poker player and color commentator, based in Los Angeles, California.

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Chris Bell (poker player)

Christopher Bell (born July 26, 1971 in St. Pauls, North Carolina) is an American professional poker player from Raleigh, North Carolina who won the 2010 World Series of Poker $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better event.

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Chris Ferguson

Christopher Philip Ferguson (born April 11, 1963) is an American professional poker player.

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Chris Moneymaker

Christopher Bryan Moneymaker (born November 21, 1975, in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American poker player who won the Main Event at the 2003 World Series of Poker (WSOP).

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Chuck Liddell

Charles David "Chuck" Liddell (born December 17, 1969) is an American mixed martial artist and former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion.

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Craig Marquis

Craig Marquis (born March 14, 1985) is an American poker player from Arlington, Texas, and a final table participant in the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event.

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Dan Harrington

Dan Harrington (born December 6, 1945) is a professional poker player, best known for winning the Main Event at the 1995 World Series of Poker.

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Daniel Negreanu

Daniel Negreanu (born July 26, 1974) is a Canadian professional poker player who has won six World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelets and two World Poker Tour (WPT) championship titles.

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Dario Minieri

Dario Minieri (born 1985) is an Italian professional poker player from Rome, Italy who won a bracelet at the 2008 World Series of Poker at the age of 23, is a member of team PokerStars, is an online poker player who was the first person to collect enough Frequent Player Points to buy an automobile with them, and is a three-time European Poker Tour final tablist.

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Darus Suharto

Darus Suharto (born 1968) is a poker player born in Indonesia and currently residing in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, where he works as a Certified General Accountant at York University, and is a member of the Certified General Accountants of Ontario.

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David Benyamine

David Benyamine (born July 5, 1972 in Paris, France) is a French professional poker player with a World Poker Tour title.

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David Daneshgar

David Charles Daneshgar (born June 18, 1981 in Westlake Village, California) is an American former professional poker player and the co-founder of BloomNation.com.

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David Rheem

David Y. "Chino" Rheem (born April 15, 1980) is a poker player from Los Angeles, California.

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David Singer (poker player)

David Singer (born in Brooklyn, New York) is an American professional poker player and former attorney.

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David Wells

David Lee Wells (born May 20, 1963), nicknamed "Boomer", is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher.

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Davidi Kitai

Davidi Kitai (born 28 September 1979) is a Belgian professional poker player who won the 2008 World Series of Poker $2,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em event, becoming the first Belgian to win a WSOP bracelet.

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Dennis Phillips (poker player)

Dennis N. Phillips (born December 1954) is a professional poker player from St Louis, Missouri.

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Doyle Brunson

Doyle F. Brunson (born August 10, 1933) is a retired American poker player who played professionally for over 50 years.

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Ecuador

Ecuador (Ikwadur), officially the Republic of Ecuador (República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Ikwadur Ripuwlika), is a representative democratic republic in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west.

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Erick Lindgren

Erick A. Lindgren (born August 11, 1976 in Burney, California) is an American professional poker player.

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ESPN

ESPN (originally an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is a U.S.-based global cable and satellite sports television channel owned by ESPN Inc., a joint venture owned by The Walt Disney Company (80%) and Hearst Communications (20%).

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Forrest Griffin

Forrest Griffin (born July 1, 1979) is an American retired mixed martial artist and a UFC Hall of Famer.

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Freddy Rouhani

Farzad "Freddy" Rouhani (فرزاد روحانی, born 1963 or 1964) is an American professional poker player who won the 2008 World Series of Poker $2,500 Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Low-8 or Better event.

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Grant Hinkle

Grant Hinkle is an American poker player who won the 2008 World Series of Poker (WSOP) $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em event.

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Greg Mueller

Greg Mueller (born 2 June 1971) is a German and Canadian professional poker player and former professional ice hockey defenceman.

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Greg Raymer

Gregory Raymer (born June 25, 1964) nicknamed "Fossilman," is a professional poker player.

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High-low split

In traditional poker games, the player with the best traditional hand wins the whole pot.

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HORSE

H.O.R.S.E. is a multi-game form of poker commonly played at the high-stakes tables of casinos and in tournaments.

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Huck Seed

Huckleberry Huck Seed (born January 15, 1969) is an American professional poker player best known for winning the Main Event of the 1996 World Series of Poker.

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Humberto Brenes

Humberto Brenes (born May 8, 1951) is a Costa Rican professional poker player.

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Ivan Demidov

Ivan Demidov (Ива́н Деми́дов,; born 1981) is a professional poker player from Moscow, Russia.

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J. C. Tran

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James Akenhead

James Akenhead (born 6 June 1983 in London, England) is a professional English poker player, sponsored by Genting Poker.

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James Mackey

James Mackey (born February 1986 in Kansas City, Missouri) attended the University of Missouri before dropping out of a pre-med program to pursue a career in professional poker.

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Jamie Gold

Jamie M. Gold (born August 25, 1969) is an American television producer, a talent agent, and poker player, based in Malibu, California.

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Jason Alexander

Jay Scott Greenspan (born September 23, 1959), known by his stage name Jason Alexander, is an American actor, voice actor, comedian, and director.

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Jean-Robert Bellande

Jean-Robert F. Bellande (born September 17, 1970 in Long Island, New York) is an American professional poker player, reality TV contestant, and a nightclub owner and promoter.

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Jeff Fenech

Jeff Fenech (born 28 May 1964) is a retired Australian professional boxer.

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Jeff Lisandro

Jeffrey Lisandro (born in Perth) is an Italo-Australian professional poker player, now residing in Salerno, Italy.

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Jeff Williams (poker player)

Jeff Williams (born July 14, 1986) is an American poker player from Dunwoody, Georgia.

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Jennifer Tilly

Jennifer Tilly (born Jennifer Ellen Chan; September 16, 1958) is an American-Canadian actress and poker player.

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Jerry Yang (poker player)

Xao "Jerry" Yang (born 1967) is an ethnic Hmong poker player from Temecula, California and the 2007 World Series of Poker Main Event champion.

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Jesper Hougaard

Jesper Hougaard (born 1984) is a poker player from Copenhagen, Denmark who has won two bracelets at the World Series of Poker.

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Jim Bechtel

James Gary Bechtel (born 1952) is an American cotton farmer and poker player, now based in Gilbert, Arizona.

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Joe Hachem

Joseph Hachem (جوزف هاشم;; born 11 March 1966) is a Lebanese Australian professional poker player known for winning the Main Event of the 2005 World Series of Poker.

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John Phan

Bon "John" Phan (born October 10, 1974 in Da Nang, Vietnam) is a Vietnamese-American professional poker player based in Stockton, California who is a two time World Series of Poker bracelet winner and is a winner and four time final tablist of World Poker Tour Championships.

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Johnny Chan

Johnny Chan (He has another Chinese name "Chen Qiangni" which is also commonly used by Chinese-language media. It is a transliteration of "Johnny Chan" (as "Chen" for "Chan", "Qiangni" for "Johnny") rather than his Chinese birth name. born in Guangzhou, China in 1957) is a Chinese-American professional poker player.

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Jose Canseco

José Canseco Capas Jr. (born July 2, 1964), is a Cuban-American former Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder and designated hitter.

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Justin Bonomo

Justin Bonomo (born September 30, 1985) (known online as ZeeJustin) is an American professional poker player, and a former Magic the Gathering competitor.

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Kara Scott

Kara Scott (born August 10, 1975 in Alberta) is a Canadian/ British TV personality, journalist and poker player.

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Kelly Kim

Kelly Kim (born November 1976) is a poker player from Whittier, California, primarily known for his 8th-place finish at the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event, earning $1,288,217.

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Kenny Tran

Phuong "Kenny" Tran (born 1974) is a Vietnamese American professional poker player from Arcadia, California who won the 2008 World Series of Poker $10,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em World Championship.

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Larry Flynt

Larry Claxton Flynt Jr. (born November 1, 1942) is an American publisher and the president of Larry Flynt Publications (LFP).

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Las Vegas

Las Vegas (Spanish for "The Meadows"), officially the City of Las Vegas and often known simply as Vegas, is the 28th-most populated city in the United States, the most populated city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County.

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Layne Flack

Layne Flack (born May 18, 1969) is an American professional poker player, residing in Montana and Nevada.

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List of poker variants

The card game of poker has many variations, most of which were created in the United States in the mid-1900's.

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Lon McEachern

Lon McEachern (pronounced "ma-CAIR-en", born) is an American sports commentator most known for his hand-by-hand commentary of the World Series of Poker on ESPN.

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Lowball (poker)

Lowball or low poker is a variant of poker in which the normal ranking of hands is inverted.

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Luis Velador

José-Luis Velador (born in Jalisco, Mexico) is a Mexican-American professional poker player from Corona, California, who is a two-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner.

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Marco Johnson

Marco Caldwell Johnson (born October 25, 1985) is a professional poker player who has won two World Series of Poker bracelets.

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Marty Smyth

Marty Smyth is a professional poker player from Belfast, Northern Ireland with a track record including wins in the 2007 Irish Poker Open Championship and the 2008 Poker Million.

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Matt Graham (poker player)

Matthew Graham (born in New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American professional poker player from Houston, Texas, who is a two time World Series of Poker bracelet winner, He won his first bracelet at the 2008 World Series of Poker in the $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout event.

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Matt Keikoan

Matt Keikoan is an American professional poker player who has won two World Series of Poker bracelets; his first was in the 2008 World Series of Poker $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em event and his second was in the 2010 World Series of Poker $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship.

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Max Pescatori

Massimiliano Pescatori (born 22 January 1971 in Milan) is an Italian professional poker player.

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Mekhi Phifer

Mekhi Phifer (born December 29, 1974) is an American actor.

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Michael Banducci

Michael Banducci is an American professional poker player who won a 2008 World Series of Poker bracelet event.

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Michael Binger

Michael W. Binger (born December 20, 1976 in Delray Beach, Florida) is a part-time professional poker player, based in Atherton, California.

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Michael DeMichele

Michael DeMichele is a professional poker player from East Haven, Connecticut.

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Mike Matusow

Michael Matusow (born April 30, 1968 in Los Angeles, California) is an American professional poker player, residing in Henderson, Nevada.

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Nenad Medić

Nenad Medić (Serbian Cyrillic: Ненад Медић, born December 21, 1982 in Apatin, Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Serbian professional poker player with a World Series of Poker bracelet and World Poker Tour Championship title.

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Netherlands

The Netherlands (Nederland), often referred to as Holland, is a country located mostly in Western Europe with a population of seventeen million.

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Nick Cannon

Nicholas Scott Cannon (born October 8, 1980) is an American rapper, actor, comedian, director, screenwriter, film producer, entrepreneur, record producer, and radio and television personality.

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Noel Furlong

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November Nine

The November Nine was the name used to refer to the final nine contestants, or final table, at the Main Event of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) from 2008 to 2016.

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Omaha hold 'em

Omaha hold 'em (also known as Omaha holdem or simply Omaha) is a community card poker game similar to Texas hold 'em, where each player is dealt four cards and must make his or her best hand using exactly two of them, plus exactly three of the five community cards.

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Orel Hershiser

Orel Leonard Hershiser IV (born September 16, 1958) is an American former baseball pitcher who played 18 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1983 to 2000.

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Owen Crowe

Owen Crowe (born 1982) is a Canadian professional poker player from Halifax, Nova Scotia.

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Paul Azinger

Paul William Azinger (born January 6, 1960) is an American professional golfer and TV golf analyst.

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Penn & Teller

Penn & Teller (Penn Jillette and Teller) are American magicians and entertainers who have performed together since the late 1970s, noted for their ongoing act which combines elements of comedy with magic.

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Peter Eastgate

Peter Eastgate (born 13 December 1985) is a poker player from Denmark, best known as the winner of the Main Event at the 2008 World Series of Poker.

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Peter Jetten

Peter Jetten (born March 26, 1985) is a Canadian professional poker player.

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Phi Nguyen

Hung "Phi" Nguyen is a Vietnamese-American professional poker player who is a two time World Series of Poker bracelet winner with multiple live tournament results adding up to over $1.8 million in career earnings.

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Phil Galfond

Phil Galfond (born January 16, 1985) is an American professional poker player.

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Phil Hellmuth

Phillip Jerome Hellmuth Jr. (born July 16, 1964) is an American professional poker player who has won a record fourteen World Series of Poker bracelets.

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Poker

Poker is a family of card games that combines gambling, strategy, and skill.

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Rake (poker)

Rake is the scaled commission fee taken by a cardroom operating a poker game.

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Ray Romano

Raymond Albert Romano (born December 21, 1957) is an American stand-up comedian, actor and screenwriter.

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Razz (poker)

Razz is a form of stud poker that is normally played for ace-to-five low (lowball poker).

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Rep Porter

Ralph "Rep" Porter (born 1971) is an American professional poker player who won the 2008 World Series of Poker $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Six-Handed event, the 2011 World Series of Poker $2,500 Seven Card Razz event, and the 2016 World Series of Poker $1,500 Seven Card Razz event.

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Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino

Rio Las Vegas is a hotel and casino near the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, United States.

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Rob Hollink

Rob Hollink (born March 27, 1962 in Enschede, Netherlands) is a professional poker player based in Groningen.

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Robert Varkonyi

Robert Varkonyi (born 1961) is a Hungarian poker player, best known for winning the Main Event of the 2002 World Series of Poker.

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Ryan Hughes (poker player)

Ryan Hughes (born 1981) is a poker player who won a World Series of Poker bracelet at the 2007 World Series of Poker in the $2,000 Seven-Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better event and the 2008 World Series of Poker $1,500 Seven-Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better event.

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Sam Simon

Samuel Michael Simon (June 6, 1955 – March 8, 2015) was an American director, producer, writer, animal rights activist and philanthropist, who co-developed the television series The Simpsons.

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Scott Montgomery (poker player)

Scott Montgomery (born October 16, 1981) is a poker player from Perth, Ontario, Canada who won his first bracelet at the 2010 World Series of Poker in the $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em Event #36 and was one of the final table players in the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event.

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Scott Seiver

Scott Seiver (born April 14, 1985 in Columbus, Ohio) is a professional poker player from Cold Spring Harbor, New York, now residing in Las Vegas, Nevada who won the 2008 World Series of Poker $5,000 No Limit Hold'em event and is the winner of the $25,100 buy-in High Roller event at the 2010 L.A. Poker Classic.

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Scotty Nguyen

Thuận B. "Scotty" Nguyễn (born October 28, 1962) is a Vietnamese American professional poker player who is a five-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner, most notably as the winner of the 1998 World Series of Poker Main Event and the 2008 World Series of Poker $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. World Championship.

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Sebastian Ruthenberg

Sebastian Ruthenberg (born 6 February 1984 in Hamburg) is a German professional poker player who is both a World Series of Poker bracelet and a European Poker Tour title winner.

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Seven-card stud

Seven-card stud, also known as Seven-Toed Pete or Down-The-River is a variant of stud poker.

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Shane Warne

Shane Keith Warne (born 13 September 1969) is a Australian former international cricketer, and a former ODI captain of the Australian national team.

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Shannon Elizabeth

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Vitaly Lunkin

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1977 World Series of Poker

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1978 World Series of Poker

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1983 World Series of Poker

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1986 World Series of Poker

The 1986 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a series of poker tournaments held at Binion's Horseshoe.

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1987 World Series of Poker

The 1987 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a series of poker tournaments held at Binion's Horseshoe.

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1988 World Series of Poker

The 1988 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a series of poker tournaments held at Binion's Horseshoe.

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1989 World Series of Poker

The 1989 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a series of poker tournaments held at Binion's Horseshoe.

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1991 World Series of Poker

The 1991 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a series of poker tournaments held at Binion's Horseshoe.

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1993 World Series of Poker

The 1993 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a series of poker tournaments held at Binion's Horseshoe.

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1995 World Series of Poker

The 1995 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a series of poker tournaments held at Binion's Horseshoe.

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1996 World Series of Poker

The 1996 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a series of poker tournaments held at Binion's Horseshoe.

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1998 World Series of Poker

The 1998 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a series of poker tournaments held at Binion's Horseshoe.

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1999 World Series of Poker

The 1999 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a series of poker tournaments held at Binion's Horseshoe.

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2000 World Series of Poker

The 2000 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binion's Horseshoe.

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2001 World Series of Poker

The 2001 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binion's Horseshoe.

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2002 World Series of Poker

The 2002 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binion's Horseshoe.

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2003 World Series of Poker

The 2003 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binion's Horseshoe.

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2004 World Series of Poker

The 2004 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binion's Horseshoe after Harrah's Entertainment purchased the casino and the rights to the tournament in January.

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2005 World Series of Poker

The 2005 World Series of Poker opened play on June 2, continuing through the Main Event No Limit World Championship starting on July 7.

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2006 World Series of Poker

The 2006 World Series of Poker (WSOP) began on June 25, 2006 with "satellite" events, with regular play commencing on June 26 with the annual Casino Employee event, and the Tournament of Champions held on June 28 and 29.

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2007 World Series of Poker

The 2007 World Series of Poker (WSOP) began on June 1, 2007.

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2008 WSOP, The 2008 World Series of Poker, The November 9, WSOP, 2008, Wsop 2008.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_World_Series_of_Poker

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